Indian companies dominating the domestic solar market: Report Updated On Tue, Sep 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy Home grown companies are taking hold of domestic solar PV market reports consultancy firm Bridge to India in its ‘India Solar Map 2016”. According to the map with 460 MW capacity commissioned in the last year, Adani ranks number 1 amongst project developers followed by Acme and Welspun. Interestingly First Solar and SunEdison are the […] Read more
Bosch targets industrial clients to expand the capacity in solar energy generation Updated On Mon, Sep 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Bosch India, a German engineering and electronics corporation will be focusing on setting up rooftop solar plants for its industrial clients, while remaining cautious towards utility scale projects. Venugopalan CM, Head, Energy Division, Bosch India told Business Line that “The enterprise category or industrial clients are our focus category (for setting up solar power projects). […] Read more
MNRE issue guidelines for smooth implementation of grid connected solar rooftop projects Updated On Sat, Sep 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s scheme for grid connected rooftop solar projects states that the Central Financial Assistance (CF A) would be 30% of the benchmark cost or actual project cost, whichever is lower, for such projects in residential, social and institutional sectors in General Category States/ UTs and 70% for such projects in […] Read more
Vikram Solar partners with teamtechnik Updated On Sat, Sep 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Vikram Solar recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with teamtechnik, a market leader in production technology based in Freiberg am Neckar (Germany), to design production lines and supply plant technology to support the company’s expansion plans. Both the companies signed MOU in the presence of Amit Mitra-Finance Minister, West Bengal. Vikram Solar is set to […] Read more
NISE to conduct a One Day Workshop on Standards for Solar PV Modules Updated On Mon, Sep 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) is an autonomous institute under MNRE, Government of India, and it specializes in facilitating research & development, certification, testing, skill development activities in the field of solar energy technologies. Under the joint initiative of NISE and PTB-Germany, the institute is conducting a workshop on “Standards for Solar PV […] Read more
Coal India to develop solar power plants of 600 MW capacity in four states Updated On Mon, Sep 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Coal India Limited (CIL) is reportedly planning to set up 600 MW solar power plants in four states, including West Bengal and Maharashtra. This project comes under agreement CIL signed with SECI to set up a total 1,000 MW green energy plants in different part of the country reports PTI. The Solar Energy Corporation of […] Read more
MOIL commissions a 48KW capacity grid-connected rooftop solar system: Report Updated On Sat, Sep 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Manganese Ore India Limited (MOIL) has commissioned a 48KW capacity grid-connected rooftop solar system with net-metering claims TOI. The installed rooftop solar system is expected to bring in a saving of Rs10 lakh annually for the public sector enterprise The project developed in line with government’s policy to promote non-conventional energy is estimated to generation […] Read more
Odisha Government faces hurdle in acquiring land for 1000MW solar park Updated On Sat, Sep 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Unable to acquire a single patch of 5000 acres for its ambitious 1000 MW solar park, the state government of Odisha is now looking for alternative different spaces in clusters to develop the proposed solar park. The chief secretary has asked the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), state’s nodal agency for land acquisition, to […] Read more
USAID collaborates with GE to improve standards in Indian solar industry Updated On Sat, Sep 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced to fund and promote research in partnership with the General Electrics to improve standards in the Indian solar industry. This is one of the 49 projects selected by USAID’s US Global Development Lab today that would receive a total of USD 10 million to address critical […] Read more
